9:30am--Uke Circle for Intermediates

11:00am--Uke Circle for Beginners

We'll teach you a few of our favorite songs on the Uke--no prior experience necessary! If you don't already have a uke, feel free to use one of ours during the event! Come enjoy the month of June's summer themed songs!

We still have a few openings--if you'd like to participate, just show up!

Student Recitals will be held at Knapton Musik Knotes on Sunday, April 22nd. Choose from two timeslots, either 1:00pm or 3pm We are excited to hear how everyone has progressed!

Note: Please complete the recital form below and return it by Thursday, April 19th if you'd like to participate. The earlier you return the form, the better chance you have of receiving the time slot you desire!

Clavinova Cafe is a casual gathering designed to showcase the unique functions of the CVP Yamaha Digital Piano. Enjoy complimentary refreshments in a relaxed, fun atmosphere while exploring how to get the most out of this powerful, innovative & diverse instrument. This month we will be covering how to layer and split sounds on the clavinovas. If you've never heard a Clavinova played in person, you won't want to miss this!!!

Festival will be held on Saturday, February 3rd, 2018 at the Wisconsin School for the Blind and Visually Impaired located at 1700 W. State St., Janesville, WI 53546.

Festival Fees are $25.00 for the first event and $23.00 for each additional event. These entry fees cover: Festival fee of $18 per event, *NFMC Junior Membership dues of $2.00 and Knapton Musik Knotes administrative fee of $5.00 per event.

All entry forms and fees (payable by check or cash only) must be turned in to Knapton Musik Knotes no later than Friday, October 27th, 2017 at 7:00 pm.

Clavinova Cafe is a casual gathering designed to showcase the unique functions of the CVP Yamaha Digital Piano. Enjoy complimentary refreshments in a relaxed, fun atmosphere while exploring how to get the most out of this powerful, innovative & diverse instrument. If you've never heard a Clavinova played in person, you won't want to miss this!!!

Our Student Christmas Recitals will be held at Knapton Musik Knotes on Saturday, December 9th.

Choose between two time slots on the form below.

We are excited to hear how everyone has progressed!

Note: Please complete the recital form below and return it by Thursday, December 7th, if you'd like to participate. The earlier you return the form, the better chance you have of receiving the time slot you desire!

Gabriel Aldort is a New York composer and performer with a unique jazzy blues style. From 6-7pm, students and teachers can meet Gabe in person and ask questions and learn some Clavinova tips! A concert will follow, which the public is welcome to attend!

Although this is a free event, we ask that you register, as space is limited.

Gabriel Aldort is a New York composer and performer with a unique jazzy blues style.

We are excited to announce this very special workshop geared towards teachers and churches. Gabe will explore the newest apps available to give a technical edge to any teaching studio and elevate any worship service.

This is a very rare opportunity to learn from a legend in the making who has over 30 years of experience! Although this is a free event, we ask that you register, as space is limited.

At the String Instrument Petting Zoo , students including adults who are interested can hear the violin, viola and cello instruments, hold the instruments and experiment with making a sound on them. Just holding a string instrument answers questions for some students. How big is it? How heavy is it? Where do your hands go when you play it? We stress, though, that making a sound isn’t as important as wanting to make that instrument’s sound.

Once you’ve had a String Instrument Petting Zoo experience, you can learn more about private Suzuki string lessons or an Adult Beginning Orchestra class.

Meet the teacher, Mrs. Banwell! Mrs. Banwell has many years of experience teaching violin, viola and cello. She has taught Suzuki string private lessons and taught string orchestra for 18 years with the Janesville Public Schools. She has performed in the Rockford Symphony Orchestra and the Turtle Creek Chamber Orchestra. She graduated from Augustana College, Rock Island Illinois with a BME and attended Stevens Point University and is a certified Suzuki teacher through book 6.

This event is free, but we would appreciate knowing how many people to accommodate for, so please follow the link below to RSVP:

This class covers the basics of playing on a string instrument (violin, viola or cello). The class progresses through the book “Essential Elements For Strings” Book 1 and culminates in learning a few simple songs as a group. You will learn the fundamentals of performing and build your performance from there. You do not need to have any previous music experience.

This class will meet once a week starting Thursday, September 14th.

It is important to attend all classes and to practice each lesson outside of class. It takes at least one year to learn the basics of this instrument and up to 4 years to learn all the techniques to apply to a wide range of string literature.